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The three Republican candidates for Texas House District 108, Chart Westcott, Morgan Meyer and Court Alley (from left to right), asked voters for support at an early voting location.

Dallas businessman Chart Westcott has hired one of the architects of Don Huffines’ successful state Senate campaign to help him win the Park Cities-anchored seat in the Texas House.

Matthew Langston is now managing Westcott’s runoff campaign. He most recently directed Huffines’ upset win over longtime incumbent state Sen. John Carona in the March 4 GOP primary for Senate District 16.

In joining Westcott’s campaign, Langston is facing off against Allyn Media, the consultant group that handled Carona’s failed re-election bid. The race was a bruising contest that featured a slew of negative ads that crippled Carona from the start.

Westcott, in contrast, was not as aggressive in his fight, even though he had more resources than any of his opponents. He trails Dallas lawyer Morgan Meyer for the House District 108 seat. Meyer finished the March 4 primary with a 17-point lead over Westcott, while Republican Court Alley finished third. The winner of the May 27 runoff faces Democrat Leigh Bailey in the November general election.

“I don’t want this campaign or any campaign to be about me,” said Langston, who is new to North Texas politics. “It’s always about the candidate.”

Westcott on Thursday acknowledged that he had hired Langston for his campaign, but offered little additional comment.

While Westcott had a general consultant for the first round, he did not have the services of a campaign manager, he said.

Incumbent state Rep. Dan Branch, who currently holds the seat, is running for Texas attorney general.

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